Background Increasing life expectancy has made understanding the mechanisms
underlying late-life health and function more important. We set out to investigate whether …

Aims: As populations are ageing worldwide, it is important to identify strategies to promote
successful ageing. We investigate how working conditions throughout working life are …

Objectives Poor psychosocial working conditions increase the likelihood of various types of
morbidity and may substantially limit quality of life and possibilities to remain in paid work …

Objectives The determinants of poor functioning and subsequent early exit from work are
well established but very little is known about the positive determinants of maintaining good …

Objective Due to the growing proportion of older employees in the work force in several
countries, the importance of age in the association between work and health is becoming …

Objective: The aim of this study was to explore the relationship between work stressors in
late midlife and physical functioning in old age. Method: Two linked nationally representative …

Objective: To investigate variations in quality of life at older ages, we take a life course
perspective to analyse long-term effects of physical working conditions upon quality of life …

Background It is important to determine whether unhealthy behaviours might influence
transitions out of employment from midlife to old age, given the anticipated need for adults to …

Objectives The aim this study was to examine the effect of changes in physical and
psychosocial working conditions on physical health functioning among ageing municipal …

In times of demographic change, better job quality is needed to promote health and thereby
extend employment participation among older workers. Past research has focussed on the …